Artist-in-Residence Presentation Exhibition
KIKA gallery is pleased to present Nocturne of Ibaraki Wanderings, an exhibition by Mizuki Kajihara showcasing the outcomes of his recent artist-in-residence experience.

Kajihara participated in the ARCUS Project in Moriya City, Ibaraki Prefecture, for three months starting in September 2022, developing his work around the concept of “creating new folk songs.”

To coincide with the presentation of this new work, we will host a public talk session with Kanako Takahashi, a master’s student at Kyoto University Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies. Her research focuses on modern and contemporary German philosophy, particularly the thought of Theodor W. Adorno. The session will begin with a presentation by Takahashi, followed by a conversation with Kajihara, who conducted field research on Japanese folk songs in Ibaraki. The event will conclude with a workshop led by Kajihara.

Kanako Takahashi
Born in 1999, Tokyo, Japan. Takahashi holds a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy from the Faculty of Humanities at Sophia University, and is currently enrolled in the Master's Program at Kyoto University Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies. Her research focuses on modern and contemporary German philosophy, with a particular emphasis on Theodor W. Adorno. Her forthcoming paper, titled “The Body as the Hope of Metaphysics in Theodor W. Adorno — Based on Part III, Chapter 3 ‘Reflections on Metaphysics’ of Negative Dialectics”, is scheduled for publication in Social Systems Studies, No. 26 (March 2023).

Mizuki Kajihara
Born in 1993 in Osaka Prefecture, currently based in Kyoto. Kajihara graduated from Kyoto University of Art and Design (now Kyoto University of the Arts) in 2016, and completed his MFA at the same university in 2020. His major solo exhibition includes Not so slow, but not so fast. (2021, KUNST ARZT, Kyoto), and group exhibitions such as FIELD WORK (2020, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum). He has participated in artist-in-residence programs including ARCUS Project (2022, Ibaraki) and Cité internationale des arts (2021, Paris).